FAMILY LINAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Linas

Coat of arms and family crest of Linas.

Genealogy of family Linas, origin of Linas, provenance of the family name Linas.

History and meaning for Linas.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Linas.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Linas.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Linas:

1) The origin of the family name Linas.

2) The meaning of the family name Linas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Linas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Linas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Linas proved their chivalry in this institution.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Linas:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Linas:

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Linas are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Linas, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Linas, and origin for the family name Linas, nobiliary titles of the family name Linas and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Linas appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Linas appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Linas alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Linas, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Linas, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Linas.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* The family name Linas appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Linas as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Linas

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Linas:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Linart | Go to name Linati | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests